What, then, do you consider to be "first century worldview" that we should not accept? Why should I not think that the so-called principles you hold to are not themselves products of the "first century worldview" and should be either dismissed or reinterpreted as I think should be best?

Where do I get the idea of pride? Here's a quote of yours from the "…manifest of hope" thread…

"Sometimes the answer is that the Bible is wrong. Sometimes the characters were wrong and sometimes the authors were wrong and when the authors write God as doing wrong things then in that context, God is wrong too!"

This quote absolutely reeks of pride, whether you realize it or not. You have, in effect, put yourself above God, and judging your own opinions as being better then God's.

Are you picking and choose? I can only say that from what I have read of yours is that such is exactly and clearly what you are doing.